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Carlisle road accidents in 2001: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 377 road traffic collisions in Carlisle in 2001, and 555 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 5 were fatal and 60 were serious.

Collisions were up 8% on 2000 (350), and casualties rose from 472.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 15,584 collisions in Carlisle.

District council until April 2023, now part of Cumberland. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 2001
377
Up 8% on 2000
Casualties in 2001
555
Up 18% on 2000
Fatal collisions
5
1.3% of collisions
Serious collisions
60
16% of collisions

Crash severity in Carlisle in 2001

1.3% of collisions in Carlisle in 2001 were fatal and 16% serious, against 2.6% and 18% in Carlisle from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal51.3%
  • Serious6016%
  • Slight31283%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal50.9%
  • Serious7914%
  • Slight47185%

Carlisle road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Carlisle, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 456 in 1997. 2001 is highlighted, with 377, up 8% on 2000.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2001
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025164190
2024172210
2023198250
2022169224
2021159199
2020152190
2019218282
2018276365
2017263355
2016257315
2015256340
2014300409
2013265327
2012263337
2011283403
2010255352
2009295394
2008296396
2007351472
2006298417
2005401523
2004421564
2003377506
2002421586
2001377555
2000350472
1999368515
1998414580
1997456631
1996353503
1995400554
1994389551
1993401558
1992373522
1991390543
1990445608
1989396553
1988422577
1987371555
1986408536
1985382487
1984380506
1983374483
1982417550
1981382506
1980432572
1979394505

When and where crashes happen in Carlisle in 2001

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday52 (14%)
  • Tuesday45 (12%)
  • Wednesday62 (16%)
  • Thursday67 (18%)
  • Friday51 (14%)
  • Saturday48 (13%)
  • Sunday52 (14%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5917 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:597 (1.9%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5941 (11%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5964 (17%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5961 (16%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5991 (24%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5960 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5936 (9.5%)

Collisions by month

  • January38 (10%)
  • February26 (6.9%)
  • March26 (6.9%)
  • April24 (6.4%)
  • May29 (7.7%)
  • June25 (6.6%)
  • July28 (7.4%)
  • August32 (8.5%)
  • September28 (7.4%)
  • October35 (9.3%)
  • November49 (13%)
  • December37 (9.8%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight259 (69%)
  • Dark, street lights lit58 (15%)
  • Dark, no street lighting55 (15%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown3 (0.8%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit2 (0.5%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds285 (76%)
  • Raining, no high winds74 (20%)
  • Raining with high winds6 (1.6%)
  • Snowing, no high winds2 (0.5%)
  • Fine with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Fog or mist1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other7 (1.9%)

Road surface

  • Dry210 (56%)
  • Wet or damp147 (39%)
  • Frost or ice17 (4.5%)
  • Snow3 (0.8%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph211 (56%)
  • 50 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 60 mph146 (39%)
  • 70 mph19 (5%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway314 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway40 (11%)
  • One way street or slip road17 (4.5%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.1%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.5%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Carlisle in 2001

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant375 (68%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)
  • Van occupant32 (5.8%)
  • Cyclist29 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant19 (3.4%)
  • Motorcyclist17 (3.1%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)10 (1.8%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant6 (1.1%)
  • Minibus occupant1 (0.2%)
  • Other vehicle occupant1 (0.2%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 516 (2.9%)
  • 6 to 1036 (6.5%)
  • 11 to 1522 (4%)
  • 16 to 2093 (17%)
  • 21 to 2556 (10%)
  • 26 to 35113 (20%)
  • 36 to 4581 (15%)
  • 46 to 5550 (9%)
  • 56 to 6535 (6.3%)
  • 66 to 7523 (4.1%)
  • Over 7516 (2.9%)
  • Not recorded14 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider306 (55%)
  • Passenger184 (33%)
  • Pedestrian65 (12%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car511 (75%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes40 (5.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes38 (5.6%)
  • Pedal cycle30 (4.4%)
  • Bus or coach27 (4%)
  • Motorcycle17 (2.5%)
  • Other vehicle7 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car7 (1%)
  • Agricultural vehicle1 (0.1%)
  • Minibus1 (0.1%)
  • Not recorded1 (0.1%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Carlisle in 2001

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2001 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Carlisle

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

Accident hotspots in Carlisle in 2001

Castle, Cumberland, CA3 8HS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Carlisle in 2001, with 48 collisions, 7 of them serious.

Roads in Carlisle with the most crashes in 2001

The A7 had the most collisions in Carlisle in 2001: 46, including 3 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Carlisle, 2001
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA7465003
2ndA69447516
3rdA6273607
4thA595253412
5thA689173713
6thA74111401
7thB5299101900
8thB53078901
9thA60715811
10thM64902
11thA6(M)3300
12thA74(M)2401
13thB62632501
14thB63182201
15thA7121101
16thA751100
17thA761101
18thB10121100
19thB62641100
20thB62991100

Towns in Carlisle: crashes in 2001

Carlisle itself had the most collisions of any town in the area in 2001: 170.

Postcode districts in Carlisle: crashes in 2001

CA2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Carlisle in 2001: 75.

Cumberland and its former districts in 2001

Cumberland recorded 950 collisions in 2001, and 40% of them were in the old Carlisle district.

Other former districts in Cumberland

Latest crashes in Carlisle in 2001

Of the last 24 crashes in Carlisle in 2001, none were fatal and 2 were serious. The last was on 31 December 2001.

Severity

Carlisle road accidents in other years